Php/docs/function.linkinfo
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linkinfo
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
linkinfo — Gets information about a link
Description
linkinfo
( string $path
) : int
Gets information about a link.
This function is used to verify if a link (pointed to by
path) really exists (using the same method as the
S_ISLNK macro defined in stat.h).
Parameters
path- Path to the link.
Return Values
linkinfo() returns the st_dev field
of the Unix C stat structure returned by the lstat
system call. Returns a non-negative integer on success, -1 in case the link was not found,
or FALSE if an open.base_dir violation occurs.
Examples
Example #1 linkinfo() example
<?phpecho linkinfo('/vmlinuz'); // 835?>
See Also
- symlink() - Creates a symbolic link
- link() - Create a hard link
- readlink() - Returns the target of a symbolic link
